Two Delta planes collide at Atlanta airport, wing knocks off tail – Times of India

Two Delta planes collided while they were taxiing at Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday leading to no injuries. The wing of one plane knocked off the tail of the other and the passengers were accommodated on alternative flights. The Federal Aviation Administration said Delta Flight 295’s wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The FAA said it will investigate the incident that occurred at the intersection of two taxiways.The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo and the Endeavor was headed to Louisiana. Endeavor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.

Both the planes received heavy damage on the wing and the tail, respectively. Going by the images posted on social media, the vertical stabilizer of the plane whose tail was hit appeared to have been severed from the aircraft.
“Well that was terrifying. Taxiing out for the flight from Atlanta to Louisiana and another plane appears to have clipped the back of our plane. Very jarring, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke,” a user posted his experience.
Delta said in its own statement that “the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.
“There have been no reported injuries at this time and customers are being transported back to the terminal where they will be reaccommodated on alternate flights,” the airline said. “There were 221 customers on DL295 and 56 customers on DL5526. At this time, no additional operational adjustments are expected.”